Types of Project Management/Skills

[Michelle Mapp]

Hi.   I am interested in how/when people are using project managers?  Is it only for flips and renovation projects?  Are there other areas of real estate investment/management where project or program managers are used?  

Based on the past posts on the topic, it looks like many of these people are contract or 1099 when they are even used.  Is this true or does it really depend on the size and scope of the organization?    

Also, what are the key things people are looking for in a PM?  Is it always a must-have to have been a contractor?  

For more context, I am doing a mid-course career change and while I eventually want to be a full time investor (moving toward our second investment), I also want to start working a bit in the business as well.  I am trying to see if I should pursue working as an agent or try to leverage my 20+ years of project and program management in the IT/Communications/Consulting world.  I am a certified project manager with a bit of Green Building experience and I specialized in multi-vendor projects which I think will be very applicable.